The purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of cane-based fruiting position on fruit quality at harvest in a golden-flesh kiwifruit variety, ‘Sweet Gold’ (Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis). The vines were grown on a pergola-trained system, under a protected plastic film house in Jeju, Korea. The cane-based fruiting positions were classified into six sectors with three sectors acropetally from the trunk to the apex of the leader, and two sectors acropetally from the leader to the apex of the cane. Fruits positioned in sectors far away from the trunk (sectors three and six) tended to be heavier, whereas fruits in sectors close to the trunk (sectors one and four) exhibited higher dry matter, soluble solid contents, and flesh coloration. The highest firmness was obtained at the fruits positioned far from the trunk and leader (sector six). Titratable acidity was slightly impacted. The highest starch content was obtained from the fruits of sector six far from the trunk and leader, whereas the highest soluble sugar content was from sector one proximal to the trunk and leader. Results indicate appreciable variations in fruit quality parameters at harvest, among fruits at different fruiting positions within vines. However, these variations were inconsistent over the years, and there were no distinct correlations among these fruit quality parameters.

Quality has been one of the critical issues in modern industry. Korean government has performed quality competitiveness assessment targeted on manufacturing industry, construction industry, and public service sector since 1997. Korean government first asks for them to evaluate quality competitiveness by themselves. An expert group consisted of faculty members in universities assesses the results of the self-evaluated quality competitiveness. The audit data assessed by the expert group are finally reevaluated in public and the ministry of trade, industry, and energy confers a title for best enterprise every year. We statistically analyze the final audit data for quality competitiveness assessment in 2014. We aim to figure out the characteristics based on business size – large-size company or small and medium-size company, the ownership-public or private company, the types of business, and the level of quality competitiveness. The results of data analysis are summarized and the implications are stated.

The purpose of this study was to investigate how menu quality, human · amenity service quality, perceived risk affected quality · price menu value, social · emotion menu value and how quality · price menu value and social · emotion menu value influenced satisfaction. Also this study investigated how satisfaction affected loyalty. The model was tested in hotel restaurants settings of five-star hotels using a sample of customers visiting and enjoying menus in Daegu metropolitan city and Gyeongju city. Empirical results confirmed that not only do menu quality and human · amenity service quality increase quality · price menu value and social · emotion menu value but that perceived risk reduces social · emotion menu value. It was also found that significant antecedents of satisfaction were quality · price menu value and social · emotion menu value. Also, loyalty was also found to be a significant consequences of satisfaction.